Sayaka Hobara

Sayaka Hobara

Japan  ·  Women's doubles · Mixed doubles  ·  Born 30.07.1998 (28 years)
#12
Women's doubles
58,680
Points
1
Titles
163
Matches
94–69
Wins / Losses (58%)

Matches

Results Season 2026

Korea Open

Sunday 8 November 2026 · WD · Final
Sunday 8 November 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-18 21-18Kim Yu Jung / Lee Yu Lim
WD · FinalW
Saturday 7 November 2026 · WD · Semi-final
Saturday 7 November 2026
Lauren Lam / Allison Lee14-21 18-21Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Semi-finalW
Friday 6 November 2026 · WD · Quarter-final
Friday 6 November 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara12-21 21-15 21-15Kim Hye Jeong / Lee Yeon Woo
WD · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 5 November 2026 · WD · Round of 16
Thursday 5 November 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-15 17-21 21-15Isyana Syahira Meida / R. Nastine
WD · Round of 16W

French Open

Wednesday 21 October 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara12-21 22-20 16-21Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi
WD · Round of 32L

Denmark Open

Thursday 15 October 2026 · WD · Round of 16
Thursday 15 October 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto21-13 21-15Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Round of 16L
Tuesday 13 October 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-5 21-18Abbygael Harris / Estelle Van Leeuwen
WD · Round of 32W

Arctic Open

Wednesday 7 October 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara16-21 21-13 19-21Luo Yi / Wang Ting Ge
WD · Round of 32L

China Masters

Wednesday 2 September 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Luo Yi / Wang Ting Ge21-17 8-21 21-5Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Round of 32L
Tuesday 1 September 2026 · XD · Round of 32
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Jiang Zhen Bang / Wei Ya Xin21-11 21-15Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami
XD · Round of 32L

World Championships

Thursday 20 August 2026 · WD · Round of 16
Thursday 20 August 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-8 13-21 9-21Baek Ha Na / Lee So Hee
WD · Round of 16L
Thursday 20 August 2026 · XD · Round of 16
Thursday 20 August 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami21-17 12-21 17-21Supissara Paewsampran / Dechapol Puavaranukroh
XD · Round of 16L
Wednesday 19 August 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Luo Yi / Wang Ting Ge11-21 21-19 6-21Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Round of 32W
Wednesday 19 August 2026 · XD · Round of 32
Wednesday 19 August 2026
A. Munggaran / Bimo Prasetyo13-21 16-21Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami
XD · Round of 32W

China Open

Thursday 23 July 2026 · XD · Round of 16
Thursday 23 July 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami21-14 15-21 19-21Hu Ling Fang / Yang Po-Hsuan
XD · Round of 16L
Wednesday 22 July 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-13 21-23 19-21Polina Buhrova / Yevheniia Kantemyr
WD · Round of 32L
Wednesday 22 July 2026 · XD · Round of 32
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet18-21 21-19 19-21Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami
XD · Round of 32W

Japan Open

Thursday 16 July 2026 · WD · Round of 16
Thursday 16 July 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara18-21 15-21Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva
WD · Round of 16L
Wednesday 15 July 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-16 21-16Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
WD · Round of 32W
Wednesday 15 July 2026 · XD · Round of 32
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Cheng Su Yin / Jimmy Wong21-19 11-21 21-19Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami
XD · Round of 32L

Indonesia Open

Saturday 6 June 2026 · WD · Semi-final
Saturday 6 June 2026
Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto21-12 21-12Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Semi-finalL
Friday 5 June 2026 · WD · Quarter-final
Friday 5 June 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara22-20 21-16Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan
WD · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 4 June 2026 · WD · Round of 16
Thursday 4 June 2026
Ong Xin Yee / Carmen Ting14-21 21-18 13-21Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Round of 16W
Wednesday 3 June 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-6 12-21 22-20Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva
WD · Round of 32W
Wednesday 3 June 2026 · XD · Round of 32
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami21-23 21-19 19-21Supissara Paewsampran / Dechapol Puavaranukroh
XD · Round of 32L

Singapore Open

Sunday 31 May 2026 · XD · Final
Sunday 31 May 2026
Alexandra Bøje / Mathias Christiansen17-21 21-12 21-12Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami
XD · FinalL
Saturday 30 May 2026 · XD · Semi-final
Saturday 30 May 2026
Tanisha Crasto / Dhruv Kapila16-21 21-17 13-21Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami
XD · Semi-finalW
Friday 29 May 2026 · XD · Quarter-final
Friday 29 May 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami21-19 21-23 21-16Supissara Paewsampran / Dechapol Puavaranukroh
XD · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 28 May 2026 · XD · Round of 16
Thursday 28 May 2026
Ruttanapak Oupthong / Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat11-21 14-21Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami
XD · Round of 16W
Wednesday 27 May 2026 · XD · Round of 32
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami21-14 21-14Nicole Gonzales Chan / Ye Hong Wei
XD · Round of 32W
Tuesday 26 May 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara22-24 16-21Hsu Ya Ching / Sung Yu-Hsuan
WD · Round of 32L

Thailand Open

Saturday 16 May 2026 · WD · Semi-final
Saturday 16 May 2026
Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi22-20 21-12Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Semi-finalL
Friday 15 May 2026 · XD · Quarter-final
Friday 15 May 2026
Cheng Xing / Zhang Chi21-15 21-11Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami
XD · Quarter-finalL
Friday 15 May 2026 · WD · Quarter-final
Friday 15 May 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-11 21-12Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
WD · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 14 May 2026 · XD · Round of 16
Thursday 14 May 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami17-21 21-15 21-18Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet
XD · Round of 16W
Thursday 14 May 2026 · WD · Round of 16
Thursday 14 May 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-7 21-7Kodchaporn Chaichana / Pannawee Polyiam
WD · Round of 16W
Wednesday 13 May 2026 · XD · Round of 32
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami21-8 21-13P. Rungruengpramong / T. Setthaprasert
XD · Round of 32W
Tuesday 12 May 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-17 21-6Tidapron Kleebyeesun / Nattamon Laisuan
WD · Round of 32W

Asia Championships

Thursday 9 April 2026 · WD · Round of 16
Thursday 9 April 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara14-21 10-21Li Yi Jing / Luo Xu Min
WD · Round of 16L
Thursday 9 April 2026 · XD · Round of 16
Thursday 9 April 2026
Supissara Paewsampran / Dechapol Puavaranukroh21-9 21-16Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami
XD · Round of 16L
Wednesday 8 April 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-11 21-4P. Phatcharaphisutsin / N. Sukklad
WD · Round of 32W
Wednesday 8 April 2026 · XD · Round of 32
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Thi Khanh Pham / Dinh Manh Tran5-21 4-21Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami
XD · Round of 32W

Orleans Masters

Saturday 21 March 2026 · WD · Semi-final
Saturday 21 March 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-17 19-21 18-21Lin Chih-Chun / Yang Chu Yun
WD · Semi-finalL
Friday 20 March 2026 · WD · Quarter-final
Friday 20 March 2026
Bao Li Jing / Luo Xu Min21-16 24-26 17-21Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 19 March 2026 · WD · Round of 16
Thursday 19 March 2026
Hathaithip Mijad / Napapakorn Tungkasatan13-21 10-21Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Round of 16W
Wednesday 18 March 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Ashwini Bhat K / Shikha GautamWalkoverRui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Round of 32W

Swiss Open

Thursday 12 March 2026 · WD · Round of 16
Thursday 12 March 2026
Francesca Corbett / Jennie Gai21-12 17-21 21-19Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Round of 16L
Tuesday 10 March 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Chang Ching Hui / Yang Ching Tun14-21 16-21Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Round of 32W

All England Open

Thursday 5 March 2026 · WD · Round of 16
Thursday 5 March 2026
Hsieh Pei Shan / Hung En-Tzu21-19 21-12Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Round of 16L
Thursday 5 March 2026 · XD · Round of 16
Thursday 5 March 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami18-21 11-21Delphine Delrue / Thom Gicquel
XD · Round of 16L
Wednesday 4 March 2026 · XD · Round of 32
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami21-14 19-21 21-18Chen Cheng Kuan / Hsu Yin-Hui
XD · Round of 32W
Tuesday 3 March 2026 · WD · Round of 32
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara19-21 21-8 21-7Hsu Yin-Hui / Lin Jhih Yun
WD · Round of 32W

India Open

Friday 16 January 2026 · XD · Quarter-final
Friday 16 January 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami23-25 18-21Jiang Zhen Bang / Wei Ya Xin
XD · Quarter-finalL
Thursday 15 January 2026 · XD · Round of 16
Thursday 15 January 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami21-19 21-11Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet
XD · Round of 16W
Wednesday 14 January 2026 · XD · Round of 64
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami21-15 21-7Amrutha Pramuthesh / Ashith Surya
XD · Round of 64W

Malaysia Open

Thursday 8 January 2026 · WD · Round of 16
Thursday 8 January 2026
Liu Sheng Shu / Tan Ning21-19 21-9Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Round of 16L
Wednesday 7 January 2026 · XD · Round of 64
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami20-22 23-21 20-22Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
XD · Round of 64L
Tuesday 6 January 2026 · WD · Round of 64
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Ong Xin Yee / Carmen Ting16-21 11-21Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
WD · Round of 64W

World ranking

Women's doubles

#PlayerCountryTournamentsPointsChange
7
Hsu Yin-HuiLin Jhih Yun
Chinese Taipei
 2765,944 —
8
Amallia Cahaya PratiwiSiti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
Indonesia
 1662,563 —
9
Gabriela StoevaStefani Stoeva
Bulgaria
 2062,556 —
10
Febriana Dwipuji KusumaMeilysa Trias Puspitasari
Indonesia
 1861,974 —
11
Hsieh Pei ShanHung En-Tzu
Chinese Taipei
 1759,515 —
12
Rui HirokamiSayaka Hobara
Japan
 1758,680
13
Sumire NakadeMiyu Takahashi
Japan
 1058,640
14
Lauren LamAllison Quynh Lee
USA
 2357,539
15
Hinata SuzukiNao Yamakita
Japan
 1456,327
16
Sayaka HirotaAyako Sakuramoto
Japan
 1056,120
17
Bao Li JingCao Zi Han
China
 1055,940

Mixed doubles

#PlayerCountryTournamentsPointsChange
14
Hoo Pang RonLai Pei Jing
Malaysia
 1156,040
15
Tang Chun ManTse Ying Suet
Hong Kong
 1055,070
16
Presley SmithJennie Gai
USA
 2153,520
17
Pakkapon TeeraratsakulSapsiree Taerattanachai
Thailand
 2052,880 —
18
Zhu Yi JunLi Qian
China
 1352,880
19
Yuichi ShimogamiSayaka Hobara
Japan
 1352,840
20
Liu Kuang HengHsu Yin-Hui
Chinese Taipei
 1250,380
21
Chen Tang JieToh Ee Wei
Malaysia
 849,150
22
Kim Jae HyeonJang Ha Jeong
South Korea
 1448,550
23
Gao Jia XuanWu Meng Ying
China
 1147,920
24
Dhruv KapilaTanisha Crasto
India
 1547,840

BWF World Ranking, week 46 2026. Source: BWF.

Statistics

Key figures

Career
Deciding 3rd game
27–28
49%
After losing game 1
12–53
18%
After winning game 1
80–15
84%
Finals
1–1
50%
Semi-finals
3–11
21%
Longest winning streak
7
wins in a row

H2H

MOST FREQUENT OPPONENTS 2023–2026
Wins / Losses
Supissara Paewsampran / Dechapol Puavaranukroh
1
4
20%
Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet
3
1
75%
Meilysa Trias Puspitasari / Rachel Allessya Rose
2
2
50%
Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi
0
4
0%
Lim Chiew Sien / Wong Tien Ci
3
0
100%
Hu Ling Fang / Jheng Yu Chieh
3
0
100%
Ong Xin Yee / Carmen Ting
3
0
100%
Amalie Magelund / Jesper Toft
2
1
67%

Wins / Losses

2023–2026
Per discipline
Women's doubles
51
37
58%
Mixed doubles
43
32
57%
Per year
2026
31
26
54%
2025
41
28
59%
2024
10
5
67%
2023
12
10
55%

Partners

PartnerMatches together
Yuichi Shimogami76
Rui Hirokami67
Y. Suizu23

Tournaments and titles

TournamentBest resultAppearancesMatches (W–L)
Korea OpenWinner 202627–2
Singapore OpenFinal 202626–3
Thailand OpenSemi-final28–4
Taipei OpenSemi-final26–3
Indonesia OpenSemi-final24–3
Orleans MastersSemi-final32–3
Vietnam OpenSemi-final23–2
Hong Kong OpenSemi-final13–1
Malaysia Super 100Semi-final13–1
Ruichang China MastersSemi-final13–1
Indonesia Masters IISemi-final12–1
Macau OpenSemi-final10–1
Japan OpenQuarter-final33–5
Japan MastersQuarter-final34–4
India OpenQuarter-final12–1
Australian OpenQuarter-final12–1
Indonesia Super 100Quarter-final12–1
Kaohsiung MastersQuarter-final12–1
Denmark OpenRound of 1623–3
China OpenRound of 1622–4
Asia ChampionshipsRound of 1623–3
French OpenRound of 1622–3
China MastersRound of 1621–4
World ChampionshipsRound of 1612–2
Swiss OpenRound of 1622–2
All England OpenRound of 1612–2
Malaysia OpenRound of 1611–2
German OpenRound of 1611–1
US OpenRound of 1611–1
Spain MastersRound of 1611–1
World Championships MixedRound of 3211–1
Arctic OpenRound of 3210–1